Yuta Nakayama

Yuta Nakayama is a 29-year-old football player who plays as a center back for Machida Zelvia, born on February 16, 1997, who is left-footed. Follow Yuta Nakayama on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2026/2027 J. League season, Yuta Nakayama has recorded 1 goal, 2 assists, 270 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 8.17.

Yuta Nakayama scores highly on Goals, Assists, and Rating compared to center backs in the J. League.

Yuta Nakayama's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

• August 23, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Urawa Red Diamonds (90 minutes, 7.4 FotMob rating)
• August 15, 2026: 4-0 win away at JEF United Chiba (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8.3 FotMob rating)
• August 8, 2026: 5-1 win away at FC Tokyo (90 minutes, 2 assists, 8.9 FotMob rating)
• June 6, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Nagoya Grampus (120 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 9.1 FotMob rating)
• May 30, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Nagoya Grampus (90 minutes, 6.8 FotMob rating)
• May 22, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Urawa Red Diamonds (90 minutes, 8.0 FotMob rating)
• May 17, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Kawasaki Frontale (45 minutes, 6.4 FotMob rating)
• May 13, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Tokyo Verdy (4 minutes)
• May 3, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Kashima Antlers (83 minutes, 6.7 FotMob rating)
• April 25, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Al Ahli (89 minutes, 7.3 FotMob rating)

Yuta Nakayama's next match is on August 26, 2026 when Machida Zelvia face Grulla Morioka in the Cup.

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Yuta Nakayama currently plays for Machida Zelvia alongside Koki Ogawa, Kosei Tani, Gen Shoji, Ryuho Kikuchi, Ibrahim Dresevic, Henry Mochizuki, Yuki Soma, Keiya Sento, Shota Fujio, Asahi Masuyama, Tatsuya Morita, Yusuke Matsuo, Mitchell Duke, Hiroyuki Mae, Hokuto Shimoda, Takuma Nishimura, Ryohei Shirasaki, Min-Tae Kim, Erik, Je-Hoon Cha, Neta Lavi, Takahiro Akimoto, Futa Tokumura, Tenshiro Takasaki, Daihachi Okamura, Aki Koch, Hotaka Nakamura, Nicholas Guimaraes, and Tete Yengi. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Yuta Nakayama's career has also included time at Huddersfield Town, PEC Zwolle, and Kashiwa Reysol.

On the international stage, Yuta Nakayama has represented Japan, Japan U21, Japan U23, Japan U20, and Japan U19.

Yuta Nakayama is from Japan, and the national team includes Zion Suzuki, Yukinari Sugawara, Shogo Taniguchi, Ko Itakura, Yuto Nagatomo, Shuto Machino, Ao Tanaka, Takefusa Kubo, Keisuke Goto, Ritsu Doan, Daizen Maeda, Keisuke Osako, Keito Nakamura, Junya Ito, Daichi Kamada, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Yuito Suzuki, Ayase Ueda, Koki Ogawa, Ayumu Seko, Hiroki Ito, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Tomoki Hayakawa, Kaishu Sano, Junnosuke Suzuki, and Kento Shiogai. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Yuta Nakayama has won 3 titles: Emperor Cup (2025) with Machida Zelvia, AFC U19 Championship (2016 Bahrain) with Japan U19, and J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship (2014) with Kashiwa Reysol.

Yuta Nakayama has competed in J. League, AFC Champions League Elite, Championship, EFL Cup, World Cup AFC qualification, Asian Cup, Eredivisie, Summer Olympics, and Copa America. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

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